Lucknow, July 19 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the new headquarters building of the Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (UPSDMA) in Lucknow on Sunday and called for developing a collective mechanism for tackling natural disasters and assisting in rescue…
New Delhi, July 19 — Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday defended the Centre's decision to invite members of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) to the all-party meeting ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, saying that while the Opposition had every right…
New Delhi, July 19 — The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) on Sunday criticised Opposition parties for walking out of the all-party meeting convened by the Centre, calling the protest unprecedented and inappropriate. The Opposition MPs, however, returned shortly afterwards and participated…
Chennai, July 19 — The DMK on Sunday urged the Centre to provide a clear roadmap for implementing the Constitution amendment that grants 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, while reiterating its demand that the quota be calculated on the existing…
Surat, July 19 — The Gujarat Forest Department has released 50 spotted deer into the Mandvi Forest Range in Surat district as part of a long-term conservation programme aimed at strengthening the natural prey base for carnivores, enhancing biodiversity and reducing human-wildlife conflict in the…
Jammu, July 19 — The Army on Sunday carried out a swift rescue operation in the flash flood-affected Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir and saved 11 civilians.A Defence Ministry statement said that in a remarkable display of courage, professionalism and commitment to humanitarian assistance,…
Ranchi, July 19 — Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has written to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, demanding a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged death of a tribal woman, Budhan Purti, due to medical negligence in Khunti district.He said that if the woman died after she was…
New Delhi, July 19 — In a terrifying case from Delhi, a man has been accused of sexually assaulting his own 13-year-old daughter in the Jahangirpuri area of the National Capital, officials said on Sunday, adding that the accused is currently absconding. According to the police, a case has been…
New Delhi, July 19 — Despite being a holiday, an urgent hearing has been scheduled before the Delhi High Court on Sunday afternoon on a plea filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his continued hospitalisation at Safdarjung Hospital and…
Bengaluru, July 19 — Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Zilla Panchayats at Vidhana Soudha to review the prevailing drought situation across the state and discuss measures to address key challenges…
Ahmedabad, July 19 — The alleged operator of the illegal firecracker factory where a blast killed nine people in Ahmedabad's Ramol area has been arrested, police said on Sunday.Police have intensified the investigation and registered a criminal case against those accused of running the unit without…
New Delhi, July 19 — The Delhi Police have arrested a man accused of murdering his wife in the Seelampur area of the national capital from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad Railway Station, solving the case within 48 hours of the crime, officials said on Sunday. The police said the accused had allegedly…
Kolkata, July 19 — One more person has been arrested in connection with the house explosion in Rajarhat in Kolkata on Friday, taking the total number of arrests in the case to two, police said on Sunday.The arrested accused, identified as Shahenshah, is a broker who allegedly helped the main…
New Delhi, July 19 — Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha on Monday during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The proposed legislation seeks to extend the same legal and statutory protection to the…
New Delhi, July 19 — In a decisive operation aimed at protecting children from online sexual exploitation and strengthening digital safety, the capital's Central District Police arrested 10 accused in a coordinated enforcement drive against accessing, uploading, and circulating Child Sexual…
Bengaluru, July 19 — Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi, representing the Central government, paid his last respects to Chennamma, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, at the family's residence in Padmanabhanagar, here on Sunday.Joshi, who arrived in Bengaluru…
Ayodhya, July 19 — Amid the controversy over the alleged embezzlement of donations made at the Ram Temple, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has called a meeting of all its trustees at 4 p.m. on July 22, Wednesday, a statement said on Sunday.The venue of the meeting will be Maniram Das…
Bhopal, July 19 — The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, has approved nine significant Bills during its meeting at Jagdishpur near Bhopal, setting the stage for a transformative monsoon session of the Legislative Assembly beginning July 20.The decisions made during the…
Ranchi, July 19 — Jharkhand police destroyed illegal opium cultivation spread across 4,619.34 acres during the financial year of 2025-26, registering 77 cases and arresting 48 people in connection with the illicit trade, according to a report released by the state CID headquarters.The largest…
Hyderabad, July 19 — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has once again asked all the party leaders to focus on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and warned that negligence will not be tolerated.During a virtual meeting on SIR on Sunday, he directed the leaders…
Bhopal, July 19 — In a landmark decision, the Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Sunday approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill during a special meeting held at Jagdishpur, a historic town near Bhopal once known as Islamnagar. The venue, steeped in stories of valour and sacrifice, was chosen to underline…